non-material sourcing to production. They confirm the recycled content, ensure reduced environmental impact and protect workers’ rights. Without certification, claims of sustainability may sound convincing, but there’s no guarantee of traceability or real impact. Certified recycled fibres turn claims into commitments you and your customers can trust. Confidence starts with knowing what you’re selling. Modern certified recycled fabrics make that easy. They’re soft, durable and print beautifully across all major techniques, i.e. screen printing, heat transfers, DTG and DTF (depending on the blend and the garment). That means you can offer sus- tainable garments without compromising on creativity, colour accuracy or finish quality. With certified recycled fibres you can trust every claim. Every product comes with verified proof of its sustainable performance, giving you and your customers the reassur- ance that what’s recycled is genuinely responsible, not just branded that way. And that confidence is only growing. Across Europe, more styles are being made with certified recycled fibres, from t-shirts and sweatshirts to outerwear and accessories, offering you more choice, more flexibility and more ways to meet customer expec- tations. Certified recycled means certified reliable
R ecycled fabrics have gone from niche to mainstream, showing up in everything from sportswear to shopping bags. But what does ‘recycled’ really mean, and why does certification matter? A closer look at recycled fibres Recycled fibres start life as waste that would otherwise end up in landfills or oceans, i.e. plastic bottles, fishing nets, old garments, spinning waste or textile clip-cuts. These materials are collected, sorted, cleaned and transformed into new high-quality fibres ready to be spun into soft, durable fabrics. But the term ‘recycled’ can be a grey area for fabrics, as there are no formal minimum requirements when a product isn’t certified. Although misleading claims are illegal and transparency about the recycled content is expected, there’s no certainty. Certifications such as the Textile Ex - change Global Recycled Standard (GRS) and Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) are independently verified by certification bodies (CB) at every step of the process, from
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